Isaiah 47:4
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1
Go, sit in the dirt, virgin princess of Babylon! Sit on the ground, not on a throne, princess of the Babylonians! You will no longer be called soft and delicate.
2
Take millstones and grind flour. Remove your veil. Take off your skirt. Uncover your legs, and cross the river.
3
People will see you naked. People will see your shame. I will take revenge. I won't spare anyone.
4
Our defender is the Holy One of Israel. His name is the LORD of Armies.
5
Go into the dark, and sit in silence, princess of the Babylonians! You will no longer be called the queen of kingdoms.
6
I was angry with my people. I dishonored those who belong to me. I put them under your control. You showed them no mercy. You placed a heavy burden on old people.
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Isaiah 47:1-6 Meaning and Commentary
INTRODUCTION TO ISAIAH 47
This chapter is a prophecy of the destruction of Babylon, and of the Chaldeans, and declares the causes of it. The mean, low, ignominious, and miserable condition Babylon and the Chaldeans should be brought into by the Lord, the Redeemer of his people, is described, Isa 47:1-5, the causes of it are their cruelty to the Jews, Isa 47:6, their pride, voluptuousness, and carnal security, Isa 47:7,8 their sorceries and enchantments, and trust in their own wisdom, Isa 47:9,10, wherefore their destruction should come suddenly upon them, and they should not be able to put it off, Isa 47:11, their magic art, and judiciary astrology, which they boasted of, by them they could neither foresee nor withstand their ruin, which would be of no avail unto them, Isa 47:12-14, nor their merchants either, Isa 47:15.
Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible
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